Saturday December 5, 2009
WILMINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Holiday Concert
8:00 pm
Kenan Auditorium
Steven Errante, conductor
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www.wilmingtonsymphony.org
Ring in the holiday season with selections from Tchaikovsky's ever-popular and perennial favorite Nutcracker along with Rimsky-Korsakov's masterful Polonaise from Christmas Eve, and a joyous Christmas Carol sing-along.
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
STEVEN ERRANTE was born in Dearborn, Michigan in 1953. At an early age he began arranging, composing and conducting for various musical groups in the Detroit area. By the time he graduated from high school, his music was being performed by leading orchestras and musicians.
At college, he studied composition and conducting at the University of Michigan and the Juilliard School, studying with Leslie Bassett, Vincent Persichetti, and Uri Mayer. During this time, he wrote the score for The Boar's Head Festival, a work heard annually in the Detroit since 1972.
Dr. Errante has held teaching posts at the University of Michigan, Northern Michigan University, the University of Richmond and currently is a Professor of Music at UNCW. He has appeared with the Richmond Sinfonia, the Richmond Community Orchestra, the Dearborn Symphony, and since 1986 has been conductor of the Wilmington Symphony. He has written a number of commissioned works and frequently makes orchestrations and arrangements to accompany WSO guest artists. He lives in Wilmington with daughters Emmy and Casey and his wife Sandy, who is the founder and director of the Girlsą Choir of Wilmington and owner of Kindermusik with Sandy Errante.
Steven Errante has a special gift for making music an exciting adventure, whether it is through his teaching, conducting, or composing. Those who have experienced his genuine warmth and intense enthusiasm for music may attest to the deeper understanding and heightened emotional experiences they have discovered under his musical direction and in his compositions.
Sponsored by Plantation Village.
Brought to you by the Department of Music.
